{"id":635967,"date":"2017-12-18T04:02:22","date_gmt":"2017-12-18T04:02:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/12\/18\/the-financial-times-returns-to-its-semi-regular-bashing-of-the-new-administrative-capital\/"},"modified":"2017-12-18T04:02:22","modified_gmt":"2017-12-18T04:02:22","slug":"the-financial-times-returns-to-its-semi-regular-bashing-of-the-new-administrative-capital","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/12\/18\/the-financial-times-returns-to-its-semi-regular-bashing-of-the-new-administrative-capital\/","title":{"rendered":"The Financial Times returns to its semi-regular bashing of the new administrative capital"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Financial Times is back to its <\/strong>semi-regular bashing<\/strong><\/a> of the new administrative capital. <\/strong>This time<\/a> around, the salmon-colored paper picks up on arguments that the project would effectively allow the government to wash its hands of Cairo and development there. \u201cWhat will happen to Cairo after the exodus? It will be sidelined,\u201d says Mai Al Ibrashy, an architect who heads Megawra, a heritage preservation NGO. The piece also looks into the Armed Forces\u2019 expanded role in the project, which says is indicative of the army\u2019s ever-expanding role in the economy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Financial Times is back to its semi-regular bashing of the new administrative capital. This time around, the salmon-colored paper picks up on arguments that the project would effectively allow the government to wash its hands of Cairo and development there. \u201cWhat will happen to Cairo after the exodus? 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